Early bovine embryos regulate oviduct epithelial cell gene expression during in vitro co-culture

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 149, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 103-116

  Schmaltz Panneau, Barbara ^a,g   Cordova, Amanda ^a,b   Dhorne Pollet, Sophie ^c,d,e   Hennequet Antier, Christelle ^f   Uzbekova, Sveltlana ^a   Martinot, Emmanuelle ^a   Doret, Sarah ^a   Martin, Patrice ^c   Mermillod, Pascal ^a   Locatelli, Yann ^a,g  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b UNCEIA Union Nationale des Cooperatives d'Elevage et d'Insemination Animale   (France)

^c UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

^d DIF   (France)

^e AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^f STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^g MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bos taurus; Embryo maternal cross talk; Interferon stimulated gene; Microarray; Oviduct

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; COCULTURE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERINE TUBE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

EID: 84921974785     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.06.022     Document Type: Article

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